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Along Life’s Way
What Did He
Just Say?
By Lois E. Wilson
When I found a journal I had kept for the year 1964, I was reminded of
Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” For as I read through
it, there were quotes of our 6-year-old son, Kevin, who was in
kindergarten that year. What children say is often apt, insightful, and
funny. Here are a few of his comments:
After receiving the gift of a ukulele, he said, “I am going to play the
dead song.” Translation: “Taps.”
During President Johnson’s State of the Union speech, seeing no
reaction from the Congressmen seated behind Johnson, Kevin asked, “Are
they dummies?”
He and his older brother, Keith, were playing with their pet turtles,
when Kevin stated, “Mine is a female, that’s a girl, like Mother—so
I’ll name her, Mrs. Wilson.”
One morning at a silent breakfast, he offered this solution, “It’s
quiet in here—let’s turn on some hot jazz!”
After seeing a commercial, he told Keith, “You have midriff bulge.”
Sniffing the pizzas I was cooking, he commented, “The aroma is
irresistible!”
Looking at a photo with his brother, he said, “I remember that
picture.” His brother admonished, “You weren’t born yet.” Kevin
answered, “I could see though.”
After finishing at the barbershop, he wore his baseball cap turned up
and explained, “I don’t want to spoil my hairdo.”
His grandmother said, “Something told me to get you these toy bells.”
Kevin said, “Maybe it was your conscience.”
Playing cards with the boys—Keith peeked at Kevin’s cards and read
aloud the numbers, “9294364.” Kevin upset at this invasion of privacy
replied, “That’s your phone number, I may call you sometime!”
Talking about his other Grandmother’s upcoming birthday, he showed his
awareness, “I’ll just ask her twin brother, Uncle John, how old he
is—then I’ll know how old she is. Then I won’t have to ask a woman her
age, which isn’t nice.”
Don’t you wish the honesty and sensitivity of a child remained with us
all our lives? I do!
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